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Shielded or non-shielded cables?
Many VOVOX® sound conductors are available in a non-shielded 'direct' version and in a shielded 'protect' version. The shielding prevents interference such as humming or buzzing sounds, but at the same time causes a small loss in sound quality. There are applications in which shielded cables are mandatory. On the other hand, especially with balanced cables - even without shielding – undesired audible interference is rare. For this reason, 'direct' sound conductors can offer even better results in these cases.

Generally speaking, we suggest using 'protect' cables for all applications in which interference would otherwise cause problems. In all other cases, the non-shielded 'direct' versions should be favored.

Please use 'protect' sound conductors for the following applications:
– when interference will necessarily lead to an uncontrollable situation, e.g. for live concerts or live recordings
– for amplified music instruments with pickups

What is the optimal length of a cable?
Though we do like to sell long cables, shorter ones offer better sound quality! Many pro¬perties of cables are directly linked to their length. As a result, shorter cables cause less sound alteration. In the case of instrument or speaker cables, the effect is especially noticeable. For this reason, microphone cables for stereo recordings or loudspeaker cables should be of the same lengths on the left and right channels.

Straight or angled ¼” phone plugs?
Especially in the case of instrument cables, we suggest carefully choosing the kind of connector that suits you best: Using a 90° right angle plug will often reduce the mechanical stress on the instrument as well as on the cable. Like this it contributes to longer service life of both, cable and jack.